the performance of‚ or require assistance in the performance of basic functions: • A severe impairment in the ability to communicate with others • A reduced ability to protect themselves from assault • A reduced ability to protect themselves from abuse • A reduced ability to protect themselves from neglect This can be as a result of learning or physical disability‚ or physical or mental illness‚ chronic or otherwise (including an addiction to drugs or alcohol) or a reduction in physical or mental
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young girls marry somebody outside their caste and clan against her family’s wishes. Women as property Dowry is demanded from the husband’s side (in-laws) when younger women get married. Newly married women become subject to verbal and physical abuse. In many cases‚ young brides are burnt to death by her in-laws if the parents fail to meet the requisite dowry demanded. Women are also viewed in terms of their virginity‚ as chastity is considered as a great virtue. In terms of
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2-20-11 Dr. Erick Agulair Child Abuse Child abuse is a critical issue in the 21st century. There are hundreds of children being abused everyday. This abuse includes physical abuse and verbal or mental abuse. The world needs to realize that verbal or mental abuse is just as bad and in some cases worst than physical abuse. Physical abuse leaves scars‚ broken bones and bruises just name a few‚ but all of these wounds heal with time. In verbal or mental abuse the abuser is hurting the mind‚ heart
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Drug abuse is the type of problem that affects more that the person who is abusing the drug. It is a far-reaching issue that has stretched out to families around the country. There are many different threats in states like Colorado caused it. Between the years of 1996 and 2000 Denver police offers made twice the national average of arrests due to drug abuse. This is a problem that cannot be ignored. People in this category find themselves addicted to either illicit drugs or prescription medications
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to live freely. Animal cruelty and abuse is not a recent problem. Since the twelfth century there was animal cruelty(American). Even though it started in ancient times‚ it does not mean there cannot be an end to it. Frederick the Great of Prussia said‚ “A man’s best friend.” When this quote is used‚ it usually talks about domestic dogs. If “A man’s best friend” is a dog‚ why do people abuse and mistreat them? In a year there is about 1‚920 animal abuse cases that are reported in the media(Animal)
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Animal Abuse in the Fashion Industry Lindsay Coleman and Karishma Naik Professor Gabiger ENG 1021 November 10 2012 Introduction Over forty million animals are being killed every year for the use of fashion. Contrary to the claims of the industry‚ these animals are living in poor unhealthy environments and then being killed in devastating ways such as poisoning‚ electrocution or breaking of the necks (Thomas). They are killed in cruel inhumane ways to get their skin‚ fur
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approximately 70 million Americans or about 62 percent of the American population had at least one home computer. Another statistic is that about 55% of people also have internet on their home computers. In everyday life it is important for a person to have good ethics; this is also true about computer usage. Due to the fact that more than half of the American population owns computers‚ computer ethics are a growing concern in a rapidly changing society. Ethics would seem to be the last topic to
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Bullying Richard Price EH 1020-11D-6‚ English Composition II Professor Sarah Syrjanen July 3‚ 2012 Richard Price Professor Syrjanen English Composition II July 3‚ 2012 Bullying as a form of abuse: Bullying has been around for as long as one can remember. Although not many old cases seem to have been recorded‚ in the recent years bullying has had some dire consequences leaving the populous outraged. Has bullying been mishandled for so long that it has grown into an epidemic? The increase
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Animal Abuse It is a major problem in the world that many people take seriously. Dogs are said to be the most of the victimized than any other animal. Animal abuse happens almost every day and could happen to any animal in the world. Animal abuse is one of the worst things to happen to an animal. It scars the animals for the rest of their lives or until they find a home that they will be able to trust. Animals really are just lik" Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics : The Humane Society of the
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of abuse involves purposefully inflicting harm on an animal. This kind of cruelty should be taken very seriously. These people who commit these crimes might get worse and move on from animals to something else‚ other humans per say. Its hard to tell what drives people to harm animals for sure. Animal abusers are five times more likely to commit violent crimes against people and four times more likely to commit property crimes than are those who have no history of animal abuse. (“A
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